[Edaily Reporter An Yu-ri ] Data security specialist Hanssak Co., Ltd.(430690)announced on the 12th that it has signed a master distribution agreement for integrated security solutions with information security firm SMPeople.

Through this agreement, SMPeople has secured exclusive domestic distribution rights for four of Hanssak Co., Ltd.’s core security solutions and will begin selling and distributing the products across all industry sectors, including public, financial, manufacturing, and education. Hanssak Co., Ltd. plans to leverage SMPeople’s sales network to strengthen its nationwide sales channels and expand its customer base to include the private sector.

The products supplied through this master distribution agreement include: △ SecureGate for secure data transmission, △ PassGuard for password management, △ PassGuard AM for integrated access control, and △ BlueKeen VA for SSL visibility. The product lineup is designed to address the latest security landscape, including the National Network Security Framework (N2SF) and the transition to a zero-trust model.

The flagship product, the Secure Data Transmission solution, has been upgraded to version V4.0, which is based on Zero Trust principles and now supports generative AI and cloud environments. The password management and integrated access control solutions enhance the security control level of critical information systems by centrally managing accounts, passwords, and user access permissions for key systems such as servers, networks, and security devices.

Hanssak Co., Ltd. plans to use this master distribution agreement as an opportunity to strengthen its push into the SSL visibility market. This is because, with the proliferation of AI and cloud services, SSL/TLS-based encrypted communications are rapidly increasing, making the acquisition of visibility to identify threats hidden within encrypted traffic a key security challenge.

Without SSL visibility, existing security equipment—such as firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), and data loss prevention (DLP) solutions—faces limitations in detecting malware or data leakage hidden within network traffic. The National Information Security Basic Guidelines also emphasize the importance of security systems capable of visualizing encrypted cyberattack packets, and demand for such solutions is expected to grow, particularly in the public sector’s security monitoring operations.

Choi Jeong-soo, CEO of SMPeople, stated, “As IT environments become more complex and customer security requirements rise, the importance of an integrated security response system is growing.” He added, “We will leverage the sales capabilities we have built up over the years to provide Hanssak Co., Ltd.’s proven integrated security solutions tailored to our customers’ environments and rapidly expand our market reach.”

Kim Young-san, Vice President of Hanssak Co., Ltd., remarked, “This agreement is a strategic partnership with a company possessing sales expertise, aimed at further strengthening our competitiveness in a market that is shifting toward integrated security.” He added, “We will expand our customer reach based on our nationwide sales network and actively target the high-growth SSL visibility market to translate these efforts into tangible sales results.”